Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-29
THE RADICAL RUMPUS
N~ALICIOUSLY INTRODUCED MO THE BIG
REUNION.
The Rampant Remarks Of Foraker Set HOlha
Sentiment On Edgs-Ths --latest Phases
Of The Situation.

1t is entirely safe to say that seldom,
even during the heat and height OF a Pres
idential campaign, have we ever had 50
much political talk in a given time as dur
ing the past two days. The mammoth
and acknowledged blunder Of the G. A. Z.
men on Friday, and the bloody shirt re-
marks of Foraker on the evening OF that
same day, stirred up q veritable hornets
nest, and set the entire community by the
ears. One had only to walk up and down
the streets for q few moments to have this
fact impressed upon the observer. Every
group of men passed during Saturday and
yesterday seemed to be discussing the polit-
ical events and u~tterances interjected into
the big Reunion, and the exeitemement
rather appeared to grow as the lapse Of
time gave opportunity for reflection upon
what had taken place.
1t is the general opinion that the Foraker
foolishness was equally q ~premeditated
and put-up job with the insult to the Pres.
ident by the G. A. K. People who are In
a position to know what they are talking
about insist that the Ohio Governor, am.
bilious to sound q keynote for 1888,
and incidently TO continue his name
in the prominence from which it has lately
somewhat fallen, came to Wheeling with
the intention of making an opportunity
to introduce politics into the Reunion,
and sound upon his conch a falsetto blast
calling from the grave the dead past. The
Mcclure House meeting was the oppor-
tunity the Buckeye wind.5 wanted, and
he lanched ont in 4 TRADE full Of bitter
ness, seclionalism and spite.
The Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent
in this city voices the above thought when
be says, in Sundays paper:
governor FuRAKER's RABID SPEECH,
made at the monster meeting of the So
| ciety of the Army of West Virginia in
the afternoon, is generally conceded to
have been the n thing that stirred up
the indecent performance in front OF the
Mcclure House at night. 1t would seem
As though there must have been some
concert of action in the whole matter,
and certain Radical bodies are
suspected OF having been at the bottom OF
the affair. Governor Foraker began his
address in . pleasant conversational man.
ner, saving q number OF very agreeable
things that were enjoyed both by the old
soldiers and Others. Suddenly he stopped
and said that he scarcely knew what 10
talk about 1t was the cue-the bid for
| the quick response that came from the sus-
pected quarter: Tell Us about the rebel
hags." That was all he wanted. His
face lighted up with a smile aud he sailed
in. His speech was q repetition of what
he has said in other places regarding the
part he took in the matter.
"In the evening when Governor Wilson,
in replying TO the serenade rendered by the
Union Veteran Legion of Pittsburg, the
organization that marched under the
Cleveland banner so calamity, took occa-
sion to refer TO the Cancellation that should
prevail between the North and South,
that rampant Radical bowler, General Bill
Gibson, and Foraker were suited TO q
nicely. There was just enough about
Wilson's speech Tor them TO hang on to
and make q regulation
Governor Wilson il condemned for hav-
ing cOndescended to reply to their long
ago exploded arguments
4 little further along this same CORE
spondent says:
Wheeling would have experienced
much good from the big reunion had 1t
not been for the unfortunate ending. As
it is, next years reunion, which has been
set for here, is likely to prove n dismal
failure, for not only are large numbers OF
old soldiers Disguised withth meddlesOme
interference OF politicians, but business
men who put up n guarantee fund did not
do it for the purpose Of furthering the pO-
litical ends of either party. Democrats
subscribed largely towards this eleventh
reunion and worked hard for its success.
Naturally, they are not well pleased with
the open insult offered the President, nor
the attempted boom Tor the g. o. p, and
will not likely allow themselves to be
caught in such q trap again
Again
1.-THE action of the G.. \. L. Posts that
TeluSSu 10 uIAICu uhuSI tuS StthSlaLu jail
ner stretched across the street by the REQ.
IsTER is being denounced more and more
as people come to carefully consider the
childishneSs of such action"
All this, coming from q Republican, is
especially significant.
The entire affair has assumed
A NATIONAL IMPORTANCE,
and all over the land the newspapers and
politicians are discussing the situation,
and its bearing on politics, and especially
as TO what Ell ct the action Of the q. 4. K.
men will have upoa the great gathering to
take place in St. Louis during September.
1t is greatly feared by many that there
will be serious trouble in the Mound City.
A glance At the specials and newspaper clip
pings on our first aud second pages will